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this is what voters are expecting from angela merkel. that is what she does. she also looks after the economy. the german economy is in growth. we have a very low unemployment rate. there are plenty of points whether german voters can be very happy. >> yet on the european scene, angela merkel has no shortage of enemies. many southern europeans believe she used her dominant position within the european union to impose what they call unfair austerity policies. >> the german people see it in a different way. we only give money for reforms. reforms first, and then the money to help. we helped a lot. we put a lot of guarantees. imagine how people feel -- they are not very amused when they see angela merkel is designed as a nazi uniform in greece or other countries, because we really help. it could be a very expensive thing for the german taxpayers. >> over the years, angela merkel has begin sort of a german icon and her party is using her famous hand jester -- gesture call the merkel diamond. >> germany in good hands sign. the message is, i am there, i am working i
this is what voters are expecting from angela merkel. that is what she does. she also looks after the economy. the german economy is in growth. we have a very low unemployment rate. there are plenty of points whether german voters can be very happy. >> yet on the european scene, angela merkel has no shortage of enemies. many southern europeans believe she used her dominant position within the european union to impose what they call unfair austerity policies. >> the german people see...
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this appears to be more of a than it doeshem for angela merkel. has she had to concede too much in this agreement? think she gave in too much. he arrived at the outcome of the election -- it is quite amazing. it is only 30% and still very important the retirement age of 63. side, we have no major advancements and european policy, especially concerning the debt crisis. we have a negotiation that came giveith the compromise to in. it looks quite equilibria did. -- equilibriated. >> do you think this will change the way the eurozone is run? do you think this will curb her policy of august there it he? .- policy of austerity >> it may change. the retirement age of 63 may to some internal probes in germany, but we don't see that it would change her stance on the international scene concerning european politics. no points that are going through with the policy. >> thank you very much for joining us. latvia,e minister of just weeks after the country enters the eurozone. begins he will now conversations on forming a new government. elections are not was t
this appears to be more of a than it doeshem for angela merkel. has she had to concede too much in this agreement? think she gave in too much. he arrived at the outcome of the election -- it is quite amazing. it is only 30% and still very important the retirement age of 63. side, we have no major advancements and european policy, especially concerning the debt crisis. we have a negotiation that came giveith the compromise to in. it looks quite equilibria did. -- equilibriated. >> do you...
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>> angela merkel personally is writing very high in the opinion polls. she has approval ratings of more than 50%, and her conservative coalition is coming in around 40% at this very moment, so it is unlikely that this will be a severe blow to the election campaign that is coming up, but the social democrats and their league candidate for chancellor certainly believe that there is some political mileage in this because they put angela merkel together with the minister on their own election posters, so this should certainly be an interesting election campaign to watch. >> always good talking to you. >> you are welcome. >> well, from political battles to a row in the business world, the boardroom battle at german engineering giant siemens. >> there appears to be a winner. the firm's chief financial officer has been promoted to ceo after a dramatic ousting over the weekend. >> he will have plenty of work to do, that is for sure, both eastern company fortunes and cleaning up the pr mess that has been left by the week's upheaval. for now, though, he seems to s
>> angela merkel personally is writing very high in the opinion polls. she has approval ratings of more than 50%, and her conservative coalition is coming in around 40% at this very moment, so it is unlikely that this will be a severe blow to the election campaign that is coming up, but the social democrats and their league candidate for chancellor certainly believe that there is some political mileage in this because they put angela merkel together with the minister on their own election...
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some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted morsi two weeks ago. he called for a transition of the elected civilian government. >> they urged egyptians to end of violence and overcome divisions. meanwhile, supporters took to the streets demanding they be returned to office. >is china's economy in trouble? today, new figures confirmed the slowdown continues. >> so from seven .7% to 7.5% in the quarter. but that was not as bad as some observers had feared. >> they want the economy to move to steadier growth rates. the question is if it could manage that transition. >> the roads are congested and the air is thick with po
some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted...
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some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted morsi two weeks ago. he called for a transition of the elected civilian government. >> they urged egyptians to end of violence and overcome divisions. meanwhile, supporters took to the streets demanding they be returned to office. >is china's economy in trouble? today, new figures confirmed the slowdown continues. >> so from seven .7% to 7.5% in the quarter. but that was not as bad as some observers had feared. >> they want the economy to move to steadier growth rates. the question is if it could manage that transition. >> the roads are congested and the air is thick with po
some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted...
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. >> he has been meeting today with german chancellor angela merkel, and they have agreed on a range of measures to spark a recovery. they want a separate budget to fight joblessness across the bloc as well as a full-time economic chief with more powers. >> but hollande is a socialist, and merkel heads a conservative government, so do the two have big differences? >> it is no secret that the leaders of the eurozone's two biggest economies do not see eye to eye on several major issues in the eu, so a visit of the exhibition of german paintings at the louvre was perhaps a chance for them to get to know each other better. at the talks held later, the two leaders put on a show of unity. they said their countries would weather the financial crisis together and would present a united front at next month's eu summit on growth and employment. >> much of our discussion was about mobilizing the european funds from 2014 through 2020. and including them in our future planning. >> they also pledged to press ahead with plans for a so- called common economic government in the eurozone. >> we need m
. >> he has been meeting today with german chancellor angela merkel, and they have agreed on a range of measures to spark a recovery. they want a separate budget to fight joblessness across the bloc as well as a full-time economic chief with more powers. >> but hollande is a socialist, and merkel heads a conservative government, so do the two have big differences? >> it is no secret that the leaders of the eurozone's two biggest economies do not see eye to eye on several major...
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>> angela merkel personally is writing very high in the opinion polls. she has approval ratings of more than 50%, and her conservative coalition is coming in around 40% at this very moment, so it is unlikely that this will be a severe blow to the election campaign that is coming up, but the social democrats and their league candidate for chancellor certainly believe that there is some political mileage in this because they put angela merkel together with the minister on their own election posters, so this should certainly be an interesting election campaign to watch. >> always good talking to you. >> you are welcome. >> well, from political battles to a row in the business world, the boardroom battle at german engineering giant siemens. >> there appears to be a winner. the firm's chief financial officer has been promoted to ceo after a dramatic ousting over the weekend. >> he will have plenty of work to do, that is for sure, both eastern company fortunes and cleaning up the pr mess that has been left by the week's upheaval. for now, though, he seems to s
>> angela merkel personally is writing very high in the opinion polls. she has approval ratings of more than 50%, and her conservative coalition is coming in around 40% at this very moment, so it is unlikely that this will be a severe blow to the election campaign that is coming up, but the social democrats and their league candidate for chancellor certainly believe that there is some political mileage in this because they put angela merkel together with the minister on their own election...
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. >> he has been meeting today with german chancellor angela merkel, and they have agreed on a range of measures to spark a recovery. they want a separate budget to fight joblessness across the bloc as well as a full-time economic chief with more powers. >> but hollande is a socialist, and merkel heads a conservative government, so do the two have big differences? >> it is no secret that the leaders of the eurozone's two biggest economies do not see eye to eye on several major issues in the eu, so a visit of the exhibition of german paintings at the louvre was perhaps a chance for them to get to know each other better. at the talks held later, the two leaders put on a show of unity. they said their countries would weather the financial crisis together and would present a united front at next month's eu summit on growth and employment. >> much of our discussion was about mobilizing the european funds from 2014 through 2020. and including them in our future planning. >> they also pledged to press ahead with plans for a so- called common economic government in the eurozone. >> we need m
. >> he has been meeting today with german chancellor angela merkel, and they have agreed on a range of measures to spark a recovery. they want a separate budget to fight joblessness across the bloc as well as a full-time economic chief with more powers. >> but hollande is a socialist, and merkel heads a conservative government, so do the two have big differences? >> it is no secret that the leaders of the eurozone's two biggest economies do not see eye to eye on several major...
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angela merkel has lost a close political ally. on thursday, the president formally accepted the resignation of the education minister. she is so respected by many of her colleagues. >> through her dedication, science and research in germany have been strengthened. she was consistently an informed and steadfast advocate of the sciences. >> back in 2009, angela merkel began her second term as chancellor. in the three years since, she has had to reshuffle his cabinet five times. the defense minister stepped down after an early plagiarism scandal cost him his doctorate. then a resignation after information surfaced he had tried to downplay civilian deaths in afghanistan. and merkel forced the resignation of the environment minister after he led conservatives to a major defeat. the new education minister has now been sworn in, and merkel is easy to put the latest scandal behind her. >> all right, well, time to leave the halls of government behind us and had across town to the berlin film festival. there are just three more days to go u
angela merkel has lost a close political ally. on thursday, the president formally accepted the resignation of the education minister. she is so respected by many of her colleagues. >> through her dedication, science and research in germany have been strengthened. she was consistently an informed and steadfast advocate of the sciences. >> back in 2009, angela merkel began her second term as chancellor. in the three years since, she has had to reshuffle his cabinet five times. the...
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german chancellor angela merkel and her conservatives began exploratory talks with the green party on thursday on forming a possible coalition government. a coalition between the parties would be the first ever for germany. the two parties are not natural allies. talks lasted longer than expected. a little over three hours. this, themeeting like first step is to talk about where we want to go before we start looking in detail at the route we want to take. it is more about plotting the course then tackling each stage of the process. >> the two sides said they discussed europe and energy policy. they said they found some common goals but differed on how to get there. the second meeting is planned for next week. >> we still have not had the opportunity to discuss a range of important issues, like fair wages and a national minimum wage, equal pay, childcare subsidies. >> but most observers still expect angela merkel to pursue a so-called grand coalition with the social democrats. the conservatives are due to hold more talks with the spd on monday. libya prime minister of was met by well-w
german chancellor angela merkel and her conservatives began exploratory talks with the green party on thursday on forming a possible coalition government. a coalition between the parties would be the first ever for germany. the two parties are not natural allies. talks lasted longer than expected. a little over three hours. this, themeeting like first step is to talk about where we want to go before we start looking in detail at the route we want to take. it is more about plotting the course...
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i think there is the cdu and angela merkel. it has moved closer to the middle ground and she covers that middle ground really well. they did not lose a lot of voters to the ifd. the sdp did bleed out. you could say the only strong statement that angela merkel made is that you could draw from her speech that there is no space for anti-europe skeptics. within the sdu and that is a line she did draw today. she did not draw the line to do script -- stir up the discussion. she said there isfor that. -- no space for that. it will ebb down. they're too busy with their internal contradictions. >> we have seen how the debate over germany's place in europe is shaping up. part of the key of merkel's success is her domestic policies. even the social government of -- socialist government of france has looked at their model. there is a flipside treated for all those temperatures who do not have the national minimum wage, this report from like -- leipzig. >. th> the market is doing well. among his 60 60 employees are students and graduate wor
i think there is the cdu and angela merkel. it has moved closer to the middle ground and she covers that middle ground really well. they did not lose a lot of voters to the ifd. the sdp did bleed out. you could say the only strong statement that angela merkel made is that you could draw from her speech that there is no space for anti-europe skeptics. within the sdu and that is a line she did draw today. she did not draw the line to do script -- stir up the discussion. she said there isfor that....
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chancellor angela merkel was on hand to pay tribute to workers' efforts. >> i have nothing but respect for those fighting for every meter of levy, day and night, for days now. it is an admirable achievement, seeing the country come together like this is a great experience. >> public funding to fix the flood damage is expected to total 8 billion euros. that is more than for the floods in 2002, when the government set aside 7 billion euros. >> the federal government and the states will each pay half. it will cover reconstruction costs and long-term damage. we know that those will be very high. >> the situation remains dire further upstream around the town of fishbeck. after a levee broke on monday, the whole region has been submerged and several villages left uninhabitable. authorities imposed mandatory evacuations in some areas. if the final line of defense gives way, the flooding could keep on spreading unchecked. >> in business news, the british mobile phone giant vodafone wants to plug into the german cable television market. it is an early-stage talks to buy the biggest provider of
chancellor angela merkel was on hand to pay tribute to workers' efforts. >> i have nothing but respect for those fighting for every meter of levy, day and night, for days now. it is an admirable achievement, seeing the country come together like this is a great experience. >> public funding to fix the flood damage is expected to total 8 billion euros. that is more than for the floods in 2002, when the government set aside 7 billion euros. >> the federal government and the...
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years. >> now, merkel's chief of staff is on the hot seat, facing committee which wants answers. >> angela merkel's chief of staff is the man responsible for coordinating germany's three intelligence agencies and for informing parliament about their work. in a special committee session, he answered questions about germany's role in the nsa scandal. he promised parliament 100% transparency and assured lawmakers that germany's intelligence agencies did not break any laws. >> it has been secular did that massive amounts of data on german citizens was given to the nsa. that is positively not the case. >> the committee also questioned the heads of germany's office for protection of the constitution and intelligence services. operatives -- opposition politicians afterwards said they were not reassured. >> we still do not know what prism is or what the government knew about it. how is it possible for millions of e-mails and telephone conversations to be recorded without the government knowing any details about what was going on. >> two more hearings are planned to take place before the end of aug
years. >> now, merkel's chief of staff is on the hot seat, facing committee which wants answers. >> angela merkel's chief of staff is the man responsible for coordinating germany's three intelligence agencies and for informing parliament about their work. in a special committee session, he answered questions about germany's role in the nsa scandal. he promised parliament 100% transparency and assured lawmakers that germany's intelligence agencies did not break any laws. >> it...
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chancellor angela merkel was on hand to pay tribute to workers' efforts. >> i have nothing but respect for those fighting for every meter of levy, day and night, for days now. it is an admirable achievement, seeing the country come together like this is a great experience. >> public funding to fix the flood damage is expected to total 8 billion euros. that is more than for the floods in 2002, when the government set aside 7 billion euros. >> the federal government and the states will each pay half. it will cover reconstruction costs and long-term damage. we know that those will be very high. >> the situation remains dire further upstream around the town of fishbeck. after a levee broke on monday, the whole region has been it is valued at some 7 billion euros on the stock exchange. the takeover price could be as much as 10 billion euros. analysts say that vodafone wants to push into the quadruple-play market, that means offering custom broadband, internet, and mobile phone services. what do the markets make of that possible deal? we have the reaction from the frankfurt stock exchange. >
chancellor angela merkel was on hand to pay tribute to workers' efforts. >> i have nothing but respect for those fighting for every meter of levy, day and night, for days now. it is an admirable achievement, seeing the country come together like this is a great experience. >> public funding to fix the flood damage is expected to total 8 billion euros. that is more than for the floods in 2002, when the government set aside 7 billion euros. >> the federal government and the...
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chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team spent the night celebrating their victory in sweden, but no one showed signs of tiredness in front of their followers. coach sylvia has complement to their players on the win. >> beginning with the finals, our team really pulled together. we grew closer and play with a lot of courage and passion. we had a great team spirit and held each other. >> in the hard-fought final, it was the substitute who had just been brought on who scored the match winner. the germans worked hard to defend their lead. the team's experienced player warded off two
chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team...
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>> that's the interpretation of angela merkel's junior coalition party, the ftp. there was a notice of despair, almost panic in the voice of the party leader this morning when he appealed urgently to german voters to give them their second vote. each german voter has two votes. the first is for a direct vote for the candidate, the second one is for a party. >> so the ftp fighting for its life. what can we expect? we have six days of campaigning. >> i think the ftp will be raising this are of a left wing coalition and presenting itself as the only antidote to that presumed danger. then there is the green party, which is trying to limit damage at the moment following a scandal which lou up just today involving the leader of the party. as for chancellor merkel, she will reasonably continue giving the impression it is to need her dignity to even fight an election. >> we will be talking to you a lot this week as the elections come in. as john mentioned, one of the green party's two main candidates is sounding off criminal is him that he supported some warm-up at opheli
>> that's the interpretation of angela merkel's junior coalition party, the ftp. there was a notice of despair, almost panic in the voice of the party leader this morning when he appealed urgently to german voters to give them their second vote. each german voter has two votes. the first is for a direct vote for the candidate, the second one is for a party. >> so the ftp fighting for its life. what can we expect? we have six days of campaigning. >> i think the ftp will be...
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chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team spent the night celebrating their victory in sweden, but no one showed signs of tiredness in front of their followers. coach sylvia has complement to their players on the win. >> beginning with the finals, our team really pulled together. we grew closer and play with a lot of courage and passion. we had a great team spirit and held each other. >> in the hard-fought final, it was the substitute who had just been brought on who scored the match winner. the germans worked hard to defend their lead. the team's experienced player warded off two
chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team...
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angela merkel's conservatives hope to add momentum to the campaign. polls show that voters in a traditionally conservative state are likely to return the christian social union to party there. when it comes to keeping up conservative traditions, bavaria is in the vanguard. that is something that has been underlined throughout this election campaign. and will remain a predominately christian state. there won't be any muslim holidays here. >> the sentiment has found resonance among voters here. for decades, it had the undisputed majority. in bavaria as well as a national levels, there's is no guarantee the five percent threshold needed to pass will be attained. csu to bet want the the own decision maker, and that's why we're asking for your trust. fdp has between seven percent and eight percent support. they're hoping to tip the balance in bavaria. even he could find it hard to sway the more traditionally conservative electorate and the rest of bavaria. >> for more information on the german elections, you can go onto our website. launched successfully a
angela merkel's conservatives hope to add momentum to the campaign. polls show that voters in a traditionally conservative state are likely to return the christian social union to party there. when it comes to keeping up conservative traditions, bavaria is in the vanguard. that is something that has been underlined throughout this election campaign. and will remain a predominately christian state. there won't be any muslim holidays here. >> the sentiment has found resonance among voters...
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we'll be back with angela merkel's program. >> stay tuned. >> welcome back. the opposition is ahead in the albanian elections. the socialists have pulled further and further ahead of the ruling democrats. >> been proceeding slowly. they say the election has been tainted by irregularities. angela merkel has unveiled her party's platform ahead of the elections coming up this september area >> it is full of sleeping proposals to improve the infrastructure and create jobs. what is short on details is how to pay for them. it has come under fire from both the opposition democrats and her current coalition. >> angela merkel arrived with pledges to relieve family and restrict eurozone crisis. a believer party still has something for everyone, but she did not dwell on the details, choosing instead to talk about her governments successes and the challenges that conservatives face on election day. >> that day, the 22nd of september will decide which way this country is going. it is about whether germany will continue on its successful path or whether it will go downhill
we'll be back with angela merkel's program. >> stay tuned. >> welcome back. the opposition is ahead in the albanian elections. the socialists have pulled further and further ahead of the ruling democrats. >> been proceeding slowly. they say the election has been tainted by irregularities. angela merkel has unveiled her party's platform ahead of the elections coming up this september area >> it is full of sleeping proposals to improve the infrastructure and create jobs....
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. >> debate season in germany, chancellor angela merkel spars it out in parliament. >> gnocchi a is selling the handset division to microsoft. -- nokia is selling the handset division to microsoft. >> u n secretary-general appears to be throwing a wrench in any current plans to strike syria. he is warning that military action could actually worsen the conflict. >> and the legality of it all. the use of force is only allowed with a security council resolution. president barack obama needing bipartisan support for military action against the regime appears to be gaining momentum. >> he got support from top lawmakers. they are holding an open debate on the issue in washington. lex he will have to convince the full congress that going into syria will do more good than harm. >> president obama is sparing no effort to win lawmakers. >> the military plan that has been developed by the joint chiefs, it is proportional, limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. >> mostly members of the democrats are against military strikes. >> i will support the president's call for action. i believe my col
. >> debate season in germany, chancellor angela merkel spars it out in parliament. >> gnocchi a is selling the handset division to microsoft. -- nokia is selling the handset division to microsoft. >> u n secretary-general appears to be throwing a wrench in any current plans to strike syria. he is warning that military action could actually worsen the conflict. >> and the legality of it all. the use of force is only allowed with a security council resolution. president...
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angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent
angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on...
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done deal, germany's main political parties signed an agreement to form a coalition under chancellor angela merkel. >> is at the end of the road for silvio berlusconi? the senate in rome votes to expel the comeback kid of italian politics. >> a comet passes close to the sun on thursday after a journey of billions of years. >> germany's main political parties have signed a coalition agreement that allows them to govern together under the third- term leadership of chancellor angela merkel. >> the deal for the so-called grand coalition now goes to a ballot of spd members, with a presult expected in december. >> the coalition will stand for solid finances, prosperity, and social security, and will oppose a debt union for europe. >> the leaders of the three coalition partners in a display of unity for the cameras. but despite the appearance of readiness for action, this is still a provisional document. the three have signed an interim accord. they will put pen to paper on a deal if the spd can have grassoot members expected. -- accept it. they have come a long way since the elections in septembe
done deal, germany's main political parties signed an agreement to form a coalition under chancellor angela merkel. >> is at the end of the road for silvio berlusconi? the senate in rome votes to expel the comeback kid of italian politics. >> a comet passes close to the sun on thursday after a journey of billions of years. >> germany's main political parties have signed a coalition agreement that allows them to govern together under the third- term leadership of chancellor...
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german chancellor angela merkel goes head to head in a team debate. >> and mega money for gareth bale. it will cost the club a cool 100 million euros. >> french lawmakers kicked out there debate on what to do in syria on monday with a damning report. that confirm the syrian report was behind last month chemical attacks. >> the french president said the assad government needs to be punished, but the french will not go it alone. >> from washington, we will have to wait until next week when congress will vote on that matter. >> while the world debates what to do next, syrian president bashar assad is once again warning if there is any military action against his government, he will retaliate. >> defiant, these demonstrators have turned out to show their support for president assad and the syrian regime. they say they will turn themselves into human shields if and when the americans launch their strikes. the international community is still divided over whether to attack syria. russia says it has not yet seen conclusive evidence linking the assad regime to the chemical weapons attack. >>
german chancellor angela merkel goes head to head in a team debate. >> and mega money for gareth bale. it will cost the club a cool 100 million euros. >> french lawmakers kicked out there debate on what to do in syria on monday with a damning report. that confirm the syrian report was behind last month chemical attacks. >> the french president said the assad government needs to be punished, but the french will not go it alone. >> from washington, we will have to wait...
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we'll be back with angela merkel's program. >> stay tuned. the opposition is ahead in the albanian elections. the socialists have pulled further and further ahead of the ruling democrats. >> been proceeding slowly. they say the election has been tainted by irregularities. angela merkel has unveiled her party's platform ahead of the elections coming up this september area >> it is full of sleeping proposals to improve the infrastructure and create jobs. what is short on details is how to pay for them. it has come under fire from both the opposition democrats and her current coalition. >> angela merkel arrived with pledges to relieve family and restrict eurozone crisis. a believer party still has something for everyone, but she did not dwell on the details, choosing instead to talk about her governments successes and the challenges that conservatives face on election day. >> that day, the 22nd of september will decide which way this country is going. it is about whether germany will continue on its successful path or whether it will go downhill
we'll be back with angela merkel's program. >> stay tuned. the opposition is ahead in the albanian elections. the socialists have pulled further and further ahead of the ruling democrats. >> been proceeding slowly. they say the election has been tainted by irregularities. angela merkel has unveiled her party's platform ahead of the elections coming up this september area >> it is full of sleeping proposals to improve the infrastructure and create jobs. what is short on details...
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. >> today, there was one high- profile visitor -- german chancellor angela merkel. she worked as a scientist before getting into politics. at this year's fair, she also expressed an interest in high- tech fashion. >> if someone ever claims polish i.t. products are out of this world, they could be talking about this -- german chancellor angela merkel learns that the mars rover probe is outfitted with infrared sensors made in poland. without the technology, the red planet would remain more of a mystery. green computing remains an issue. in this hall, about 50 new companies are showing their latest ideas. like a portable solar panel, which allows smartphones or other mobile devices to be charged with sunlight. that gives chancellor merkel a fashion brainstorm. >> so, could we now make handbags with a solar panel on the flap out of this? that would be practical. you would always walk facing the sun. >> merkel also visited software giant s.a.p., which asks students to write programs using its software. >> how long did you work on this? >> really two weeks and two months
. >> today, there was one high- profile visitor -- german chancellor angela merkel. she worked as a scientist before getting into politics. at this year's fair, she also expressed an interest in high- tech fashion. >> if someone ever claims polish i.t. products are out of this world, they could be talking about this -- german chancellor angela merkel learns that the mars rover probe is outfitted with infrared sensors made in poland. without the technology, the red planet would...
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merkelmerkel -- angela said she was happy to see a glimmer of hope in the conflict, but she added the words must be followed by concrete action. iraq, a suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people and wounded several dozen. officials say the man detonated explosives at a funeral. day after comes a terrorists killed 30 people in a sunni mosque. sectarian violence between sunnis and shia's has surged in iraq. hosni mubarak is back in court. he is facing a retrial for his role in the killings of hundreds of antigovernment protesters in the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster. the 85 year-old was already sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killings, but the sentence was overturned on appeal earlier this year. on saturday the court imposed a media blackout, banning cameras from the courtroom for the next three sessions. no reason was given. can the team successfully raise the cost of concordia -- costa c oncordia cruise ship? the ship is back in the this time because its recovery is proving to be one of the most difficult operations ever attempted. >> the pieces are in pl
merkelmerkel -- angela said she was happy to see a glimmer of hope in the conflict, but she added the words must be followed by concrete action. iraq, a suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people and wounded several dozen. officials say the man detonated explosives at a funeral. day after comes a terrorists killed 30 people in a sunni mosque. sectarian violence between sunnis and shia's has surged in iraq. hosni mubarak is back in court. he is facing a retrial for his role in the killings of...
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years. >> now, merkel's chief of staff is on the hot seat, facing committee which wants answers. >> angela merkel's chief of staff is the man responsible for coordinating germany's three intelligence agencies and for informing parliament about their work. in a special committee session, he answered questions about germany's role in the nsa scandal. he promised parliament 100% transparency and assured lawmakers that germany's intelligence agencies did not break any laws. >> it has been secular did that massive amounts of data on german citizens was given to the nsa. that is positively not the case. >> the committee also questioned the heads of germany's office for protection of the constitution and intelligence services. operatives -- opposition politicians afterwards said they were not reassured. >> we still do not know what prism is or what the government knew about it. how is it possible for millions of e-mails and telephone conversations to be recorded without the government knowing any details about what was going on. >> two more hearings are planned to take place before the end of aug
years. >> now, merkel's chief of staff is on the hot seat, facing committee which wants answers. >> angela merkel's chief of staff is the man responsible for coordinating germany's three intelligence agencies and for informing parliament about their work. in a special committee session, he answered questions about germany's role in the nsa scandal. he promised parliament 100% transparency and assured lawmakers that germany's intelligence agencies did not break any laws. >> it...
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both the conservative chancellor angela merkel -- they both expressed guarded optimism as a new round of talks got under way. the two sides agreed on proposals and reportedly agreed on renewable energy policy, with an eye toward capping sharply higher electricity bills. our political correspondent has been following all of those developments and joins us from our parliamentary studios here in berlin. simon, what has come out of today's talks in particular? >> today's talks focused on energy and transport. the two sides, social democrats and conservatives, have said they are committed to reforming germany's energy transformation policy. that is the drive to get more renewables in the mix of germany's power generation. as you say, the objective is to get costs down, but what the plans will likely mean is lower subsidies for wind power and possibly in the short term, more coal. so that will not please the environmentalists. on transport, both sides are saying there is a need for huge investments in both road and rail. the experts say investments of several billion euros a year are needed
both the conservative chancellor angela merkel -- they both expressed guarded optimism as a new round of talks got under way. the two sides agreed on proposals and reportedly agreed on renewable energy policy, with an eye toward capping sharply higher electricity bills. our political correspondent has been following all of those developments and joins us from our parliamentary studios here in berlin. simon, what has come out of today's talks in particular? >> today's talks focused on...
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. >> against this backdrop, the vote in cyprus is a true setback for chancellor angela merkel, just when she needed a victory with hard-hit eurozone economies contracting and german taxpayers nervous of the cost of bailouts. opposition parties are demanding the chancellor improve her track record. >> the fiscal cliffhanger in cyprus has turned into a major headache for angela merkel in her role as crisis manager. for many on the island, germany as part of the problem, but she points out that the troika is the negotiating partner for any bailout, not germany. >> politically, it is important that cyprus create a sustainable banking sector for the future. their current model is not sustainable. >> merkel also stressed that the eu had requested a levy on private accounts above 100,000 euros and not the 20,000 suggested by cyprus' government, but the german government says the cyprus debacle is covered in angela merkel's fingerprints and she must find a solution. >> the chancellor must make sure that the deal is struck which represents the interests of cyprus and stabilizes the european econo
. >> against this backdrop, the vote in cyprus is a true setback for chancellor angela merkel, just when she needed a victory with hard-hit eurozone economies contracting and german taxpayers nervous of the cost of bailouts. opposition parties are demanding the chancellor improve her track record. >> the fiscal cliffhanger in cyprus has turned into a major headache for angela merkel in her role as crisis manager. for many on the island, germany as part of the problem, but she points...
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now they have imposed their own deadline the end of the month but both the conservative chancellor angela merkel and social democrat leader stephen and gabriella expressed guarded optimism. as a new round of talks got underway. over the weekend the two sides agreed on proposals to slow to skyrocket apartment rental prices. they also reportedly agreed on renewable energy policy with the knights were tapping sharply higher electricity bills. in our political correspondent simon young has been following all of those developments he joins us from our parliament re studios here in berlin's assignment what's come out of today's talks in particular when he mentioned today stewards focused on energy and transport and the seaside city democrats and conservatives have stayed dead the victim att with forming two minis in the g transformation policy that's the draw ways to get more when you pulls in the mix of jimmy's power generation. and as you say the objective is to get costs down what the plans will likely mean these lower subsidies for wind power and possibly in the short term. that mall colson
now they have imposed their own deadline the end of the month but both the conservative chancellor angela merkel and social democrat leader stephen and gabriella expressed guarded optimism. as a new round of talks got underway. over the weekend the two sides agreed on proposals to slow to skyrocket apartment rental prices. they also reportedly agreed on renewable energy policy with the knights were tapping sharply higher electricity bills. in our political correspondent simon young has been...
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angela merkel says that makes the party reactionary with only one issue. it is unclear how much its message will resonate at ease bundestag elections -- at these bundestag elections, but the party says it is taking the long view. >> we are not just a flash in the pan. there's widespread support among the citizens. we will prepare for european elections, and that is our main concern. >> posters are finding it hard to tell whether the upstart party led by economics professors and business figures is on course or the german parliament, but a believe any success in the afd is likely to hurt the pro-business ftp and their allies most. >> to greece now where the murder of an anti-fascist rapper is highlighting violent tendencies of the golden dawn party. the man who has apparently confessed to the killing claims to be a member of the ultranationalist group. >> that's right. as greece continues to struggle with the fallout of the financial crisis, golden dawn has gained a surprising level of support. its rhetoric is stridently anti- foreigner, and it has been bla
angela merkel says that makes the party reactionary with only one issue. it is unclear how much its message will resonate at ease bundestag elections -- at these bundestag elections, but the party says it is taking the long view. >> we are not just a flash in the pan. there's widespread support among the citizens. we will prepare for european elections, and that is our main concern. >> posters are finding it hard to tell whether the upstart party led by economics professors and...
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angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent
angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on...
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angela merkel says nationalizing pension funds in cyprus is not an acceptable way of plugging the holes in the country's finances. >> checking in on the markets, european shares traded flat or slightly to the downside friday as investors waited for clarity on cyprus, and germany's business confidence suffered an unexpected drop. our correspondent sent us this summary from frankfurt. >> still no solution in cyprus. traders had to finish this trading week and this uncertainty leading almost to a standstill at the stock market. traders did not know leader to bet on a happy ending or bankruptcy in cyprus. the german index was slightly down but made huge losses throughout the week. the bureau could recover a little bit, despite economic disappointing data. the german economy seems to lose momentum. the ifo index dropped for the first time in a month. emma we stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax fell just slightly, but bigger losses over the course of the week, finishing at 7911. that is how it went in the week in the euro stoxx 50. let's call it finishing flat. across
angela merkel says nationalizing pension funds in cyprus is not an acceptable way of plugging the holes in the country's finances. >> checking in on the markets, european shares traded flat or slightly to the downside friday as investors waited for clarity on cyprus, and germany's business confidence suffered an unexpected drop. our correspondent sent us this summary from frankfurt. >> still no solution in cyprus. traders had to finish this trading week and this uncertainty leading...
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chancellor angela merkel has promised german support for the proposed international peace conference on syria. she emphasized that syria urgently needs a political solution. >> assyria's main opposition group has reiterated its demand that president bashar al assad step down before any further negotiations. syria announced tuesday that a to co-host a peace conference with the aim of bringing together rebel groups and the assad government. >> there was no mention of the newly proposed peace conference when president bashar al assad appeared on syrian state television with one of his few remaining allies, the iranian foreign minister. the reiterated tehran's's support for the regime in damascus and told supporters that iran would continue to help syria and its people, who he said had so bravely defended themselves against attacks. on tuesday, syria's other main ally, russia, consulted with assad's most vocal opponent, the united states. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was in moscow to try to find common ground on syria with russian leaders, and indeed, the u.s. and russia did manage
chancellor angela merkel has promised german support for the proposed international peace conference on syria. she emphasized that syria urgently needs a political solution. >> assyria's main opposition group has reiterated its demand that president bashar al assad step down before any further negotiations. syria announced tuesday that a to co-host a peace conference with the aim of bringing together rebel groups and the assad government. >> there was no mention of the newly...
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be punished if they endorsed a germany'seal hearing social democrats are stepping up the pressure on angela merkel's conservatives to make hollis he concessions. -- party concessions. saturday thaton they demand approval for dual citizenship law with the conservatives oppose. they are sticking to their demand for a blanket minimum wage. entering aernment is critical phase with a new deal expected to be in place by the end of the month. >> there was one activity that she seemed to enjoy it. laying with the fast cars outside of the concert hall. grand coalition was on everyone's mind. it was a prospect that many of the rank- and-file dread. 460,000 members on the coalition agreement. >> it is a high risk move. it is a matter of honesty and consistency. >> it gives a chance of for those critical of the deal to express themselves. that is good for the party. thate party leader insists he will push hard in the negotiations and insists that there will be a sense of >> you will have to fight your corner. you cannot know to a party meeting full of doubt. >> he may have won over the conference deleg
be punished if they endorsed a germany'seal hearing social democrats are stepping up the pressure on angela merkel's conservatives to make hollis he concessions. -- party concessions. saturday thaton they demand approval for dual citizenship law with the conservatives oppose. they are sticking to their demand for a blanket minimum wage. entering aernment is critical phase with a new deal expected to be in place by the end of the month. >> there was one activity that she seemed to enjoy...
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-- vladimir. -- vladimir putin and angela merkel's joint visit. russia lays a moral claim to the works, saying it paid for the minute peoples -- paid for them and its peoples own blood. the visit by the german chancellor and russian president to the museum was supposed to be the crowning moment of the the year in which the countries have showcased their close ties, but suddenly, the appointment was canceled. sources say the russians wanted to stop merkel from giving a speech referring to the dispute. hours of intense negotiations followed. in the end, they appeared side- by-side to face the media, and both did their best to play down the diplomatic rift. >> i was looking forward to seeing this exhibition, so i would say we have resolved the problem. >> this is a very sensitive issue for both sides. if we want to move forward, we must look for solutions and of void magnifying the problem -- a void magnifying the problem. >> but it's a solution neither putin merkel seem particularly happy about. >> for more, we are joined by marcus who is standing b
-- vladimir. -- vladimir putin and angela merkel's joint visit. russia lays a moral claim to the works, saying it paid for the minute peoples -- paid for them and its peoples own blood. the visit by the german chancellor and russian president to the museum was supposed to be the crowning moment of the the year in which the countries have showcased their close ties, but suddenly, the appointment was canceled. sources say the russians wanted to stop merkel from giving a speech referring to the...
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angela merkel is a supporter of electric cars. she wants there to be one million e-cars on the road in germany by 2020. she says e-cars could kickstart germany's motor industry. >> i believe we can't read a piece of the future here, a part of -- we can create a piece of the future here. but right now, only 7000 electric cars are on german roads. e-cars cannot cover long distances. they cost too much. advocates want the government to fix that. >> they could allow e-cars to use the bus lane. there are the opportunities for tax break and the public. herman -- and the public procurement program. >> the motoring industry says tomorrow belongs both to electric and conventional cars. >> no one can say which now which technology will dominate the market -- will say right -- no one can say right now which technology will dominate the market. >> environmentalists have been protesting outside of the summit. they don't believe that carmakers really want to make the switch to e-cars. they call this a summit of hypocrites. >> in the postwar yea
angela merkel is a supporter of electric cars. she wants there to be one million e-cars on the road in germany by 2020. she says e-cars could kickstart germany's motor industry. >> i believe we can't read a piece of the future here, a part of -- we can create a piece of the future here. but right now, only 7000 electric cars are on german roads. e-cars cannot cover long distances. they cost too much. advocates want the government to fix that. >> they could allow e-cars to use the...
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debatee only televised between chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel and her main opponent. neither one dominated the largely lacks what -- lackluster encounter. that was reflected in some opinions on the street. >> it was more or less what i was expecting. >> there were no clear statements. it was boring. thengela and her colors of german flag got people talking, each inspiring their own twitter account. the following day they lock horns again for the last time in parliament as the voters moved on to the streets. >> a former not see went on trial on monday, accused of the murder of a dutch resistance fighter in 1944. the 92-year-old faced a seven- year sentence in the 1980s for the murder of two jewish brothers. this case is part of the push to bring the aging nazis to justice before they die. investigatingice war crimes recommended putting 30 auschwitz guards on trial, 30 years after the end of world war roman to -- world war ii. >> the new striker was shown on monday. the price is said to be 100 million euros, making him the world's most expensive player. after, it showed
debatee only televised between chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel and her main opponent. neither one dominated the largely lacks what -- lackluster encounter. that was reflected in some opinions on the street. >> it was more or less what i was expecting. >> there were no clear statements. it was boring. thengela and her colors of german flag got people talking, each inspiring their own twitter account. the following day they lock horns again for the last time in parliament as...
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. >> angela merkel's spokesman said she felt let down because she knows him personally. >> there are many people who are disappointed. the chancellor is one of those people. it is more disappointed because he is a respected public figure. >> reports say he had said his hopes on the taxation treaty. the agreement would have allowed germans with undeclared money with swiss accounts to pay a lot son anonymously to avoid prosecution. the bill was blocked by the opposition. they now say his case shows they were right to stop the bill. >> tax evasion is not a trivial offense. tax evasion is a fraud. it is a crime. that is why we have opposed a tax treaty between germany and switzerland for a long time. >> but the government disagrees. it says the agreement would have brought in billions of euros in tax revenue. >> we would have very much preferred if we been able to force all of those who earn interest abroad to do their duty and pay tax on it. >> he says he turned himself in in january. that was before the -- if that was before the authorities were onto him, that'll that'll mean he escape
. >> angela merkel's spokesman said she felt let down because she knows him personally. >> there are many people who are disappointed. the chancellor is one of those people. it is more disappointed because he is a respected public figure. >> reports say he had said his hopes on the taxation treaty. the agreement would have allowed germans with undeclared money with swiss accounts to pay a lot son anonymously to avoid prosecution. the bill was blocked by the opposition. they...
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germany's chancellor angela merkel has paid a visit to her country's troops in afghanistan to show support before they withdrawn next year. >> german forces will join the broader withdraw of nato combat forces in 2014, but like other western allies, merkel has pledged to keep supporting afghanistan beyond that. >> the visit came just days after a german soldier was killed in action, the first to die there in two years. >> angela merkel was accompanied by the defense minister. their first stop was a military cemetery, less than a week after a german special forces soldier was killed by insurgents. a total of 53 german soldiers have died over the course of germany's mission. merkel said she recognized the dangers faced by the military. >> on behalf of many people in germany, i have expressed my appreciation for the work of our soldiers here. they are not just helping make afghanistan safe, but they are also contributing to our own security as well. >> they're preparing to pull out of afghanistan in 2014. this space, home to about 1000 german soldiers, is scheduled to close by the end of this
germany's chancellor angela merkel has paid a visit to her country's troops in afghanistan to show support before they withdrawn next year. >> german forces will join the broader withdraw of nato combat forces in 2014, but like other western allies, merkel has pledged to keep supporting afghanistan beyond that. >> the visit came just days after a german soldier was killed in action, the first to die there in two years. >> angela merkel was accompanied by the defense minister....